Cigar and cigarette lighter



Dec. 15, 1925. 1,565,981

C. BAIA ET AL I CIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed April 10, 1924 I Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BAIA, OF PALISADE, AND ALFRED ADERENTE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW TEE-- SEY, ASSIGNORS TO SLIP-ON CIGAR LIGHTER COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER.

Application filed April 10, 1924. Serial No. 705,475.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we, CHARLES B'AIA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Palisade, in the county of Bergen and State of New J ersey, and ALFRED ADERENTE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the-county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Cigar and Cigarette Lighter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates particularly to a device for lighting cigarettes, cigars andthe like, in which an electric resistance is employed to generate an ignition temperature.

One object of the invention is to provlde a. construction wherein the heating element is normally disconnected from the source of electrical supply, but ismov'ed into electrical connection therewith by the act of pressing the cigarette or cigar-against said heating element.

Another object is to encase the heating device in such a way that it is not likely to be moved accidentally into position to close the electric circuit therethrough.

A still further object is to provide an ash tray in a convenient location with respect to the heating element to collect the ashes from the cigar or cigarette.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following complete specification of our invention, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 shows the complete cigar and ci arette lighter mounted on a fragment 0 a radio panel board, v

Fig. 2 shows a portion of the lighter with the ash tray and protecting casing removed,

Fi 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, but with the casing in place, and

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the lined-A of F1 1. I

Regarring now to the drawing, 10 indicates a base plate of non-conducting material. This base plate carries two contact posts 11 formed with threaded shanks 12 which pass' -through the'base plate 10, and are provided with nuts 13 and 13', which bear ;on oppositesides of the plate 10and clam the contact posts securel It will be observed that the p ate 10 is countersunk on the rear side thereof to rethereto.

ceive the rear locking. nuts 13, so that they Wlll lie flush with the rear face of the base plate 10.

- The base plate 10 is perforated-near the center thereof'to receive a post 14, which at mica or other non-conducting material 20.

The ends of the resistance Wire or ribbon are secured to. binding screws 21 which proect through the plate 15, being clamped thereto by nuts 22. By pressing against the plate 15, contact is made between the bindmg screws 21 and. the contact posts 11, closlng the electric current through coil 19, and on releasing the pressure, the spring 16 returns the plate 15 to normal position, breaking the contact.

Dispersion of heat from the coil 19 is limited by a strip of mica or other heat insulating material 23, between the coil of the plate 15. In order to guide element when it is being moved into or out of contact'position, we provide two walls 24 above and below the heating element. Thesev walls are 'L-shaped in cross section, the foot 25 of each wall being riveted or otherwise secured 'to the base plate 10, as indicated at 26 (Fig. 2). r

Inadvertent depressing of the heating element and accidental burns are prevented by a casing 27 provided with an. opening 28, through which a cigar or cigarette may be inserted and brought into contact with the resistance coil 19. It will be observed that the guide walls 24 cooperate with the side walls of the casing 27 to form a retan lar pocket in which the plate 15 is o erate and serve toguard against rotary; isplacement the heating to dump ing 27 is secured which'pass through the anel board 29 (see Fig. i) and are securegthereto by meansof nuts 30. The posts 12 are also provided with nuts 31 for clamping the conducting ends-of the wires 32 thereto. The wires 32 may be connected to the A-battery of the radio receiving set to furnish the current used to heat the resistance coil 19-. The casto the lighter by means of screws 33 which pass therethrough and also through the panel board 29,. being clamped to the latterby means of nuts 34.

Depending from one of the screws 33 is an ash tray 34- which ma be of any suitable form. The tray may e swivelled about the screw 33 to an inverted position so as out the contents thereof. It will be observed that this ash tray is conveniently located with respect to the lighter so that consumed cigar 'or cigarette may be brushed clean of its ashesbefore being inserted through the hole 28 against the resistance coil 19, and so as to catch incandescent particles that might drop from the ci% or cigarette when the lighter is used.

e sprin 16 is so light that it may be compressed the mere act of pressing a cigarette against the resistance coil and as soon as contact is made between the binding screws 21 and the contact posts 11, there will be a flow of current through the resistance coil which will heat it up to incandescence or up to a temperature suflicient to i ite the cigarette or ci a'r.

T e gap separating thebmding screws 21 and.the contact-posts 11 may be adjusted by means of the nut 18, which bears against the panel board 29. It will be evident that by adjusting the contact posts 11 and correspondingly adjusting nut 18, the strength of s ring 16 maybe regulated.

en the lighter is used on a radio panel board current can be taken from the A-battery without in the least disturbing the operation of the receiving set during the lightmg of a cigarette or cigar. Of course, if desirable, an entirely separate source of current could be used in connection with this lighter;

While we have shown. this device as applied to the panel board of a radio receiving it might be mounted on a special panel for use in acigar store or in the home, being supplied with electric current from any suitable source. Hence, we desire to have. it clearly, understood that we do not limit ourselves to the particular form of mounting shown in the-accompanying drawings,

We claim: v

1. In a cigar or cigarette lighter, a base, contact posts thereon adapted to form terminals of an electric circuit, a sliding support, a resistance unit mounted on said support in position to be moved into electrical contact with said posts, a spring adapted to hold the resistance unit out of contact with the posts, and means for adjusting the strength of said spring.

2. In a cigar or cigarette lighter a base, terminals for an electric circuit mounted on said base, an electrical resistance unit, a resilient' support for said unit adapted normally to hold the unit out-of contact with said terminals, but permitting the unit to be pressed into electrical contact with the terminals, and means for adjusting the gap normallyseparating said unit from said terminals.

3. In a cigar or cigarette lighter, a resistance unit, two contact members adapted to complete an electric circuit through the resistance unit, and a resilient support forming no part of the electric circuit adapted to hold the resistance unit normally out of contact with said. contact members.

4. In a cigar or cigarette lighter, a base, a single spring spindle, a resistance unit mounted on said spindle, and two contact members adapted on'depression of the resistance unit to complete an electric circuit through said resistance unit, said spindle forming no part of the electric circuit.

CHARLES BAIA. ALFRED ADERENTE. 

